MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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